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I've just ate a microwave meal out my freezer which expired 9 years ago. Currently still fine.

食 Shoku the Umbreon
@TheMNWolf@furry.engineer

@fesshole@mastodon.social In the US, only milk is required to have an expiration date printed on it. All other "best by" dates are nothing more than a guess about how long it will take for the food to be of optimal quality. An example of this is canned pasta, which slowly absorbs the liquid over time causing the sauce to become thicker and the noodles to become mushier. Still perfectly safe to eat, just less pleasant to do so.

Infrapink (he/his/him)
@Infrapink@mastodon.ie

@fesshole@mastodon.social

I have worked in food manufacturing.

"Best before" dates are just estimates. Most food is perfectly safe to eat after the use by date; it's just there to cover the shop's bum. Also, different shops will put different dates on the same food made on the same assembly line on the same dat (Tesco is always 2 days earlier than everyone else).

Frozen food is safe indefinitely, since it's frozen. Chemistry doesn't happen.

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@CppGuy@infosec.space

@Infrapink@mastodon.ie

I think that last statement is a bit extreme. Chemistry does happen; just more slowly. A freezer runs at –18°C, not at absolute zero. 😄

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@CppGuy@infosec.space

@Infrapink@mastodon.ie

I think that last statement is a bit extreme. Chemistry does happen; just more slowly. A freezer runs at –18°C, not at absolute zero. 😄

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